Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution?
by bragr on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:51AM
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Slavery is usually the reason given why the North industrialized and the South did not pre civil war.
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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution?
by anonporridge on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:12PM
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The real reason is that wage slavery in the North is more effective than chattel slavery in the South.
When the slaves imagine themselves free and have a slightly greater amount of agency, they are more productive than those who are motivated by the whip alone.